14 Tuesday Sep 2021
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while at the cottage my friend gave me a haircut… it started out as a trim around my neck, but turned into a full blown cut… yay…
fun to sit outside as she worked and then just walk away from all the mess, lol…
loving how it looks… might have to hire her on a regular basis;-)…
13 Monday Sep 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, food, friends, fun, lake, memories, moments, nature, time, vacation, walk, water, widow
recently home, following a two day vacation, which easily felt like four days…
drove up to the cottage with a friend one morning and returned home the next evening…
we had a wonderful time… we sat on the beach for a while, spent time walking and beachcombing, spotted numerous mushrooms, watched a wonderful display of pelicans and cormorants, ate great food, relaxed, and talked by the fire…
what a delightful break…
18 Wednesday Aug 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, deck, friends, garden, happy, laughter, memories, moments, nature, Technology, time, widow
had a lovely in-person gathering with my BS buddies…
Monday evening is our usual time to gather, and we’ve been doing that for many years…
since the lockdown we’ve been connecting via Skype, but for the last number of weeks we’ve been meeting on the deck in the garden, unless the weather doesn’t cooperate…
it is wonderful to be together again… we sit apart, but are able to enjoy each other with a cup of tea or coffee…
laughter fills the air…
13 Friday Aug 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, family, food, friends, garden, moments, nature, Pho Hoang, pond, rain, rainfall, sky, time, weather, widow
Sunday to Wednesday life was very busy…
Sunday, a friend, her husband and daughter came over for lunch… the garden looked beautiful and we had a lovely visit…
lunch was a delightful collection of goodies from Pho Hoang… everything was tasty…
on Monday morning I had an early meeting in the garden and the rain held off just long enough for us to finish…
Tuesday morning, when I woke up after the storm in the night, I discovered that the hibiscus and dahlia planters were both tipped over from the strong wind… when I looked at the neighbour’s yard I discovered a large branch had fallen right next to their house… thankfully, nothing was damaged…
Wednesday morning a friend stopped by and we had a great catch-up…
in the evening my grandson came for his birthday dinner… delicious steak, lobster, mushrooms and twice-stuffed potatoes were on the menu…
once again, great timing… as we were cleaning up the sky turned very dark… we just got all the cushions inside when the wind and rain arrived…
we have certainly appreciated the rainfall;-)…
08 Sunday Aug 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, drink, fertilizer, flowers, friends, garden, moments, nature, plants, tidy, widow
I’ve spent a good part of the last few days cleaning up the flower pots, removing dead leaves, trimming, and deadheading as I went around giving the plants a drink of slightly fertilized water…
friends were coming over and I want everything to look its best;-)…
27 Tuesday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, coffee, deck, friends, garden, moments, nature, solar lights, Technology, time, together, treat, weekly meeting, widow
together at last;-)…
last night I made coffee, set out cushions on the deck, and watched some Olympics while I waited for my BS friends…
everyone is now two weeks since being double vaxed and we met outdoors… one was away, but everyone else turned up in person…
it was the first time we’ve been physically together for our Monday evening gatherings in more than eighteen months…
I was pleased that the coffee turned out as it had been a very long time since I’d made any, but apparently the muscle memory was there, lol… and they told me it was good;-)…
we’ve been meeting via Skype each Monday, but it just hasn’t been the same…we’ve also found that we could only meet in that manner for about an hour as it is so much more tiring…
what a treat to be together… we had snacks, laughs and lots of chat…
after everyone left, I took a wander around the garden as the solar lights came on…
a delightful evening…
14 Wednesday Jul 2021
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beach, big girl pants, blessed, food, friends, health, memories, moments, nature, remembering, restored, sand, sunrise, time, treats, vacation, water, widow
I spent five glorious days with friends’ at their beach cottage…
the first thing I always do is jump out of the car and run down to be sure the beach and lake are still there, lol…
what a wonderful time it was… delicious food (that I didn’t have to prepare); wonderful conversations, stories, and laughter; listening to birds and the waves; lots of time on the beach and in the water; relaxing, reading and sleeping…
what more could you ask for;-)… I am restored…
such a gift…
18 Friday Jun 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, designer, flowers, friends, garden, grandson, moments, nature, plants, pond, purple, reorganize, weather, widow
what a wonderful afternoon yesterday… although it was hot, my garden designer came and spent a few hours rearranging pots and plants and other goodies…
we moved, and moved items again, until the garden looked just so…
a few jobs left for my grandson when he comes next… lifting a few heavy things and digging in a few lights…
what fun to have a fresh set of eyes… and someone who is perfectly fine if I don’t care for the placement of items…
I think the garden is happy too…
04 Friday Jun 2021
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achy, big girl pants, blessed, bruises, check, friends, garden, injuries, moments, pond, treat, twisted ankle, widow
a friend stopped by today to bring me a treat and some bandaids…
and to check on my injuries;-)…
she decided I was okay but did suggest that more bruises and soreness are likely to keep popping up for the next few days…
as it happened, I took some drugs this morning as a fair bit of my body was achy…
we agreed that I likely twisted my ankle in the process, so I spent time on the bed with a pillow under my leg…
haven’t taken anything else, but I may take something before bed…
29 Saturday May 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, couple, ducks, friends, garden, mallards, moments, nature, purple, walk, widow
today I spotted a few visitors in the neighbourhood…
all day my baby bunny friend has been popping up in the garden… I think we are becoming friends, lol…
now it sits closer to me and for longer periods;-)…
later in the day, as I was getting my steps in, I saw a mallard pair sitting under the pine tree next door… not sure I’ve ever seen ducks this close to the house…
beautiful couple…
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